What are a player's options during a lockout?

[Laimbeer]

Deron signed to play in Turkey. Does he have to go back when the CBA is resolved? Or is he genuinely a free agent that could stay gone?

Could guys sign to play with an upstart league here and stick with it even after a deal is struck?

[Dunkenstein]

First of all, Deron is still under contract to the Nets.

That being said, a former agent told me that he's heard that the NBA may allow players under contract to NBA teams to play for teams in other countries during the lockout, as long as they return to their NBA teams at the end of the lockout. And that is what Deron says he intends to do.

Rudy Fernandez, who has one year remaining on his deal with Dallas, got an offer of a six-year deal from Real Madrid. The way the deal was structured, he would start the season in Real Madrid. Then once the lockout was over, he would return to Dallas for the remainder of the season. Then next season he would return to Madrid to complete his six-year deal.

Fernandez turned down the deal, probably because he hopes to re-sign with Dallas next summer and maybe win an NBA championship or two.

[realsunsfan]

When I read this it got me to thinking,

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Evans: "The system doesn't exist anymore. [David Stern] told us plenty of times in the meetings that we're starting from scratch."

If this is indeed the case, then the league/owners can actually say that all contracts that were signed during the last "expired" CBA, will not be valid under the new CBA. They will undoubtedly push for a hard cap around 45 Mil and shorter term non gauranteed contracts. If they are going to have to fight and lose a season or most of one, they will hold to their demands until they get what they want.

You see, they have already gone this far knowing they are already losing money as of right now, but what the players need to realize is that come Oct. ( I think it's Oct.) when they start to lose money because that's when they actually are supposed to begin to get paychecks again they will be at a 100% loss (other than endorsements for some) but that equates to 57% of the owners costs. So they will be left to only have to pay 43% of their normal operating costs.

They will be able to make a large portion of that lost revenue by scheduling other events in their respective arenas during which time NBA games are normally played without the cost of having to pay the players salaries. While they won't be bringing in the same amount as if the season was in place, they also won't have to worry about 57% of their normal operating expense either. So tell me, who can actually hold out longer ???

Now I know the numbers are not exactly as I wrote above and there are other factors involved, but you get the general idea.......

[dustfinger]

First of all, Deron is still under contract to the Nets.

That being said, a former agent told me that he's heard that the NBA may allow players under contract to NBA teams to play for teams in other countries during the lockout, as long as they return to their NBA teams at the end of the lockout. And that is what Deron says he intends to do.

Rudy Fernandez, who has one year remaining on his deal with Dallas, got an offer of a six-year deal from Real Madrid. The way the deal was structured, he would start the season in Real Madrid. Then once the lockout was over, he would return to Dallas for the remainder of the season. Then next season he would return to Madrid to complete his six-year deal.

Fernandez turned down the deal, probably because he hopes to re-sign with Dallas next summer and maybe win an NBA championship or two.

I know this is OT a little bit, but Fernandez has had a hard enough time fitting into the NBA, and I doubt Dallas has a chance to win it again (Age, and some teams completely folding led to their championship). The guy would do well to stay in MAdrid.

[Huuminh]

Some people will player over seas, or try to get another job. Also they can just improve their game and spend time with family.